The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-23
I'm the Country.
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of yours will ketch it.
Miss Featheredge-Why, the grass is
quite wet. Whatever makes the grass
wet, now7
Farmer Curtis-Why, the dew, to
be sure.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, but you know
the dew falls at night.
Farmer Curtis-Yes, it stays fallen,
too, till the sun dries it off next day.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, now, really
But how clear and limpid the air is
like new wine.
Farmer Curtis-H'm. Did you ever
happen to see new wine?
Miss Featheredge-Really, now-I
am not positive that I ever have.
Farmer Curtis-H'm. Well, it's
about the muddiest-looking stuff you
ever came across.
Miss Featheredge-Is it, now, really :
You have lovely farm here?
Farmer Curtis-H'm. Pretty fair
for side-hill lay.
Miss Featheredge-- And look, there
comes an ideal yeoman.
Farmer Curtis-Oh, no +; he's one of
the hands.
Miss Featheredge-So stalwart and
graceful
Farmer Curtis-That young feller
can NOW wider swath than any man l
ever had
Miss Featheredge-Oh, am sure of
it-a perfect Hercules
Farmer Curtis-Yes an drink more
beer than any three l ever had.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, what an icon
oclast you are, Mr.. Curtis
Farmer Curtis-H'm-p'rhaps SO.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, but you are,
drinking beer!
Farmer Curtis-That' just what he
can do, evey time.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, there are the
cows-where are they going2
Farmer Curtis-To be MIXED.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, may 1 60
and see them?
Farmer Curtis-Oh, yes go right
along.
Miss Featheredge-And here comes
the milkmaid. Oh, am so glad she
is milkmaid and not a milkman
Farmer Curtis-She couldn't very
we'll be that.
Miss Featheredge-I feel positively
grateful to you, Mr.. Curtis. 1t is all
SO delightfully."- rural and efective-the
gentle cows, the fresh, young milkmaid
oh, if she will only carryt the milk-pails
on her head, it will simply be a picture |!
Farmer Curtis-H'm, Elmiry will
hardly do that.
Miss Featheredge-I am so sorry
There is something very calm and
soothing about COW, I think don't
you, Mr.. Curtis?
Farmer Curtis-I don't know as it
ever struck me-
Miss Featheredge-That one now
being MIXED stands placidly chewing
her cud. content and philosophical.
Farmer Curtis-Hold on, Elmir-
There goes good ten quarts
Miss Featheredge-Oh, Mr.. Curtis,
the milkmaid-
Farmer Curtis amt hurt. She
got out of the way. She knows Brin-
die through and through.
Miss Featheredge-But, Mr.. Curtis,
another shattered idol /; she is cross-eyed
and forty, at least.
Farmer Curtis-Brindle?
Miss Observation-Disclosures.
Farmer Curtis-Nearer fifty; but
she's mighty useful. Brindle cuts up
that caper about once week. I'll beef
her next winter. That's fine young
heifer yonder.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, yes, lovely |!
You mean the one with dark spots?
Farmer Curtis-Yes.
Miss Featheredge-And heifer, l
suppose, is-a-he-cow?
Farmer Curtis-H'm. Well, no,
not exactly.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, where are all
those men going2
Farmer Curtis-Out in the fields to
NOW.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, are they p
How lovely! Do they sing7
Farmer Curtis-Not that I know of.
Miss Featheredge-Oh, fancy they
do! In the opera, you know, the
mowers chorus is so lovely!
Farmer Curtis-H'm-I guess they
don't sing it out of the opera!
Miss Featheredge-Oh, and what is
it they NOW?
Farmer Curtis-Grass
Miss Featheredge-Oh, is it now p
fancied it was hay?
Farmer Curtis-H' mt isn't hay
till it's moved an dried
Miss Featheredge-Oh, yes, I know!
l have bunch of dried grasses at home
now!
Farmer Curtis-Yes?
Miss Featheredge-Oh, do promise
me that I shall have a ride on a hay
NOW?
Farmer Curtis 'm-you shall have
a ride
Miss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., awfully
it will be such an interesting expert
ence! think I'll 60 in now, my feet
are really quite damp!
Farmer Curtis (watching her go)-
HIM, damp! They're soaked White
dress, bronze slippers and silk stockings,
for walking over a farm before break
fast HIN